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Team Goemkarponn Panaji: The Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), in collaboration with the Department of Public Health Dentistry at Goa Dental College and Hospital, will host the 8th edition of the Goa Anti-Tobacco Film Festival on May 31, 2026. The festival aims to raise awareness about the dangers of tobacco consumption through impactful ad films while promoting the art of filmmaking via non-commercial screenings. The theme for this year is “Unmasking the Appeal: Countering Nicotine & Tobacco Addiction.” Filmmakers can submit their entries in two categories: the Goa section and the national section. For the Goa section, entries are open…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant chaired the 41st Board Meeting of the Goa Investment Promotion & Facilitation Board (Goa-IPB) on Tuesday, approving 10 new investment projects across key sectors including food processing, logistics and warehousing, and manufacturing. The meeting was held in the presence of Industries Minister Mauvin Godinho, MLA and IDC Chairman Aleixo Reginaldo, senior government officials, and industry representatives. Addressing the media, the Chief Minister said the approved projects represent a total proposed investment of approximately ₹445 crore and are expected to generate around 800 employment opportunities in the State. Sawant stated that the approvals reaffirm…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court at Goa has fixed April 15, 2026, for the final hearing and disposal of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the Goa Foundation and two other petitioners challenging sweeping amendments to Goa’s Building Regulations permitting significant increases in Floor Area Ratio (FAR) and building height across the State. The PIL contends that the amendments effectively empower the Government to grant additional floors and height relaxations to individual applicants anywhere in Goa — including village panchayat areas and Outline Development Plan (ODP) regions — upon payment of ₹1,000 per…

Team Goemkarponn SIOLIM: A cyber awareness and online safety programme was conducted on February 25, 2026, at St. Francis Xavier’s High School, under the initiative of the Siolim Free Legal Aid Cell of V.M. Salgaocar College of Law, run by Devi Sharvani Education Society. The session was delivered by PSI Sahil Vijay Warang, Police Sub-Inspector of Anjuna Police Station, who attended as the guest speaker and addressed students on the growing threats of cybercrime and the importance of digital safety. The programme was held in the presence of Fr. Dilip Tete, Headmaster of the High School, and Fr. Marcos Dsouza,…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: The Canacona branch of the Gomantak Bhandari Samaj has extended strong support to on-fast-unto-death Viresh Borkar, condemning the alleged police action of dragging him out of the Town and Country Planning (TCP) office. The community body has demanded the immediate dismissal of the Police Inspector involved and announced that it will file a formal police complaint over the incident. Addressing a press conference at the Gopalkrishna Temple in Mokhard-Bhatpal, Canacona, GBS Canacona branch president Praveer Bhandari termed the incident a “grave injustice” against the Bahujan community. “The brutal act of dragging an MLA of Viresh Borkar’s stature…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: Vasco Congress leader Nandadeep Raut on Wednesday alleged that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) was used as a “systematic ploy” by the Bharatiya Janata Party to delete votes of sections perceived to be close to opposition parties. He announced a mega ward-wise campaign to help affected voters restore their names in the electoral roll. Addressing mediapersons in Vasco, Raut claimed that several genuine voters had found their names missing from the rolls during the revision process. “This is not an administrative lapse but a calculated move to target voters who are believed to support opposition parties. Democracy…

Team Goemkarponn CURCHOREM: Tension surrounding the proposed Bandara project at Mirabag on the Zuari river has escalated, with local protesters filing two separate complaints alleging unauthorised works in the area. The first complaint has been lodged against contractor Manoj Dukle for allegedly excavating private property under Survey No. 3/3 at Mirabag without obtaining the landowner’s consent. Protesters have accused the contractor of trespassing and damaging private land under the pretext of executing the Bandara project. In a separate complaint, protesters have named M/s Laxmi Civil Engineering Services Private Limited, alleging that the company dug up a road in Mirabag to…